New History of the Marathas v1.c17.87

v1.c17.87

10. Sambhaji captured.—The Emperor employed Shihab-Uddin Firoz-Jang and his son, Chinkilich Khan, the future Nizam-ul-mulk Asaf Jah I, to harass Sambhājī's possessions in north Konkan and Baglan. They succeeded in winning over several prominent followers of Sambhājī. He retaliated with equal vigour. In the beginning of 1685 Sambhājī's troops devastated Mughal lands from Aurangabad to Burhanpur and carried away enormous booty which was sold in special marts and openly advertised in advance. At least seventeen large cities are mentioned as having been completely sacked in these inroads of Sambhājī. While the Emperor was engaged in his war against Bijapur and Golkonda, Sambhājī took up his residence at Panhālā in order to be able to keep an eye upon the former's movements.